SilenZio #1, 2, 3, 4
I now have four SilenZio's running in my Cape Home. Each and every one performs flawlessly, fast and sounds amazing.
I admit, I had my reservations early on; they were all totally unfounded. I consider myself a SilenZio power user, as I stream from them daily. My NAS stores all my music reliably, I have all my music ripped and add about 2-3 CD's a week. E has a real Homerun with this machine; his service is stellar and always seems available for me. I know of no other music server that can do everything this does with aplomb. My SilenZio #4 is in my latest TAD/Esoteric rig. I have two DAC's in that system, the Esoteric D02-X and AMR-DP777SE. I can send different music, or a playlist to each DAC via USB at the same time for instant playback via my C02-X input knob. While at the same time be ripping a new CD in the same SilenZio; how's that for flexibility. Or I can sync both DAC's together, so the same track can be heard for an instant A/B comparison of the two DAC's. Again, my highest rating! :homer: :homer: :homer: :homer: |
My humble system, as compared to Ivan's reference systems, greatly benefits from my SilenZio. It is the foundational piece of my 100% digitally sourced system.
I am very satisfied with my purchase. I believe I was one of the early adopters and am glad I was. |
I just bought one yesterday :banana:
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Anyone have a photo of the back of the machine? How much storage does it have? Can an additional drive be installed within the unit. I prefer to have local storage. I am not a fan of streaming across Wi-Fi. Can it be used with Roon as a headless Roon server type setup and if so can a Surface be used as the control unit.
Sorry for all the questions, I am just trying to understand this unit and if it would be an improvement over using a PC as a music server. Keep in mind, not a standard PC but one that is fairly heavily modified and utilizes the same mother board that -E- uses in this unit. |
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Ivan.......Do the hard drives in your NAS power down when not accessing files, or do they all spin 24/7?
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For what it is worth Dan, I have a 4 TB NAS on my network. It is used mainly as a file share/backup device. I make sure that every file I have is saved both there and on a portable drive. I believe the drive in the NAS is always spinning. I do not recall ever not hearing the drives whirling away (not loud but definitely spinning).
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2. If you want - sure. But it is much easier/better to scale by utilizing a NAS on your network. 3. Yes and yes. |
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There is a 1-hour hibernate. However, the end user can customize to hearts content. |
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